Ratliff v. Ratliff

This appeal is presented to us as the result of an order made by the trial court granting a stay of proceedings in an action brought to modify a decree of divorce wherein the custody of a minor child was sought to be changed. The plaintiff, .former wife of the defendant, sought the modification of the decree. Application was made on behalf of the defendant, a member of the armed forces of the United States, for a stay of the proceedings under the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of the United States, 50 U. S. C., section 521. The trial court ordered the proceedings stayed. The…